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In reply to the discussion: My problem with Obamacare [View all]solarhydrocan
(551 posts)6. k/r
If McCain had won in 08 (YES I'm glad he didn't) and a Republican Senate and Republican House had passed a law requiring every citizen to buy corporate insurance with no promised public option
how many Democrats would have supported it?
Not Keith Olbermann that's for sure
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I don't know how we're going to "improve" the part about Big Insurance grabbing
Doctor_J
Dec 2013
#18
It's really more than 3%, and insurance companies do most of the administrative work and provide
Hoyt
Dec 2013
#80
Sure, there's lots to dislike. Being worse than the status quo isn't one of them.
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2013
#7
I'm an advocate of Medicare for All, inluding dental, optical and hearing aids, but ...
Scuba
Dec 2013
#8
Well, when we complain BEFORE it's passed, we're told, "don't complain until you know what it is"
Doctor_J
Dec 2013
#49
The Mandate to BUY Health Insurance from For Profit Corporations will NEVER be repealed,
bvar22
Dec 2013
#53
True that. A different DEM floats the cuts every month or so, invoking the "deficit" lie
Doctor_J
Dec 2013
#62
The Mandate for every American citizen to Buy Health Insurance is already settled LAW,
bvar22
Dec 2013
#60
ACA is mandatory, for-profit health insurance. All progressives know in their heart
Romulox
Dec 2013
#50